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The Bedrock Of Idaho

Miners at the Galena Mine near Wallace, Idaho extract silver and other ore. One would never know how cold it was outside this January 2012 day as the weather inside the mine was hot and muggy. These photos were shot for a Pacific Northwest Inlander assignment.

Safety/engineering technician Steven Knoll shows how the placement of coins on the wall show which lamps and self rescuers are being used by miners at the Galena Mine, in Wallace, Idaho on Wednesday January 4, 2012. The coins on the left side of the board represent equipment being used by miners and determines who is underground. (Young Kwak Special to the Pacific Northwest Inlander)

A helmet, light, belt and self rescuer are photographed at the Galena Mine, in Wallace, Idaho on Wednesday January 4, 2012. (Young Kwak Special to the Pacific Northwest Inlander)

Safety/engineering technician Steven Knoll speaks in front of a stack at the Galena Mine, in Wallace, Idaho on Wednesday January 4, 2012. (Young Kwak Special to the Pacific Northwest Inlander)

Miners take the ride down to their working level at the Galena Mine, in Wallace, Idaho on Wednesday January 4, 2012. (Young Kwak Special to the Pacific Northwest Inlander)

A tunnel is photographed at the Galena Mine, in Wallace, Idaho on Wednesday January 4, 2012. (Young Kwak Special to the Pacific Northwest Inlander)

Miner Tom Karst speaks at the 2400 foot level at the Galena Mine, in Wallace, Idaho on Wednesday January 4, 2012. (Young Kwak Special to the Pacific Northwest Inlander)

Miner Perry Stack drills a hole using a jack leg to place a bolt and mat for reinforcement of a lead silver tunnel wall at the 2400 foot level at the Galena Mine, in Wallace, Idaho on Wednesday January 4, 2012. (Young Kwak Special to the Pacific Northwest Inlander)

Miner Steve Lonn speaks at the 2400 foot level at the Galena Mine, in Wallace, Idaho on Wednesday January 4, 2012. (Young Kwak Special to the Pacific Northwest Inlander)

Miner Brandon Favar cuts a stull to reinforce a tunnel wall at the 2400 foot level at the Galena Mine, in Wallace, Idaho on Wednesday January 4, 2012. A stull is a piece of timber that is placed diagonally in a tunnel for support. (Young Kwak Special to the Pacific Northwest Inlander)

Miner Perry Stack drills a hole using a jack leg to place a bolt and mat for reinforcement of a lead silver tunnel wall at the 2400 foot level at the Galena Mine, in Wallace, Idaho on Wednesday January 4, 2012. (Young Kwak Special to the Pacific Northwest Inlander)

Miner Brandon Favar speaks at the 2400 foot level at the Galena Mine, in Wallace, Idaho on Wednesday January 4, 2012. (Young Kwak Special to the Pacific Northwest Inlander)

Miner Jon Bauer drives a train to pick up ore at the 5200 foot level at the Galena Mine, in Wallace, Idaho on Wednesday January 4, 2012. (Young Kwak Special to the Pacific Northwest Inlander)

A piece of lead silver is photographed at the 2400 foot level the Galena Mine, in Wallace, Idaho on Wednesday January 4, 2012. The shiny gray parts are lead and the dull gray parts are sliver. (Young Kwak Special to the Pacific Northwest Inlander)

The Sunshine Miners Memorial is photographed, in Wallace, Idaho, on Wednesday, Januar 4, 2012. (Young Kwak Special to the Pacific Northwest Inlander)